Beginning of the Year Community Project


2008-09: Our Journeys
  • Who are the students at LMA? How well do we know each other?
    • We will explore this by interviewing another student and creating a class video to introduce our class to the rest of our school.
    • Some topics for brainstorming:
      • summer happenings
      • hobbies
      • our families
      • favorites
      • Where Have I Been
      • Where Am I Going
      • If I already know this person, how can I bring out some more information; what else do I want to know
    • Some questions/interview prompts that could be used:
      • How would you finish this sentence: "I wish I could...."?
      • What is your favorite . . . . . .?
      • How would you describe yourself?
      • What do you think you'll be doing in 10 years?
  • Goals and Learning Targets
    • conversational skills
    • paraphrasing
    • community building
    • expressive language/public speaking
    • sequencing

Project Guide:

Leaves in the Stream: Getting Wet:

Directions: Teacher will assign students a partner.
Read through suggested questions and select 3 to 5 topics/questions
Generate 3 to 5 additional questions

Practice asking your questions (in mirror, with friends or family) so that you sound natural and can use good eye contact with your interviewee

Interview partner: ask you pre-written questions as well as follow-up questions as needed.

Practice interview with partner: check for posture, volume and clarity, eye-contact, and pace

Video Interview

Edit video


Suggested Topics/Questions:

Where have you been?
Family
Vacations
Summer
Favorite or important memories or events

What am I doing?
Skills
Hobbies
Favorites: colors, books, games, movies, foods
I wish I could
People should know that I

Where are you going?
What will make it hard to get there
I wish I could
In 5 years?
In 10 years?
Why?

How will you get there?
What steps do you need to take